And Haiti's first Best Western Premier has been under construction and will open in 2013
Best Western to Open First U.S.-Branded Hotel in Haiti
By
Kerry Medina
May 21, 2012 10:40 PM
Dallas-based
Aimbridge Hospitality has been chosen to manage the new
Best Western Premier Petion-Ville Hotel in Haiti. The hotel, which is being built near Port-au-Prince, will be the first U.S.-branded and managed hotel in Haiti when it opens in the fall of 2013.
The Best Western Premier Petion-Ville is owned by Carabimmo, Inc., which is based in Haiti and saw a need for a higher-end hotel project to host business travelers in the Port-au-Prince area. The hotel is located about five miles from the airport in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Petion-Ville. The seven-story, 106-room hotel will feature 2,000 square feet of meeting and event space to cater to business travelers.
In addition to a full service restaurant and room service, the Best Western Premier Petion-Ville will have doormen, 40-inch flat-screen TVs and wireless Internet in each guest room, and a gym and a spa located on the property. There will also be a Presidential Suite and two Governors Suites available.
?We are privileged to have been chosen to manage the Best Western Premier Petion-Ville in Haiti, and believe it is a great opportunity in a growing country,? said Dave Johnson, president and CEO of Aimbridge. In November,
Marriott International announced plans for a $45 million, 173-room Port-au-Prince hotel, with construction to begin this year and opening scheduled for mid-2014.